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hit japan in more than 100 years. there have been dozens of after shocks one with a magnitude of 7.1. >> it's really hard to say what will happen along our coast once the water moves in this direction. we want to check in with steve paulson for what is expected what the possibilities are, steve. >> we have a tsunami warning out that goes from santa barbara to cent city. it looks like that would the closest where the highest waves would be. for us here projected time is 8:08:00 a.m. at the golden gate bridge. the good news is we're going into a low tide. waves two to four feet possible. possible. this is what happened after of japan. this is called a mega thrust. it moved away. as that water has to be displaced and has to move. as it goes over the pacifics the ships would not notice it. it's when it moves closer toward shallow land. they get closer toward the coast. again, it will hit hawaii first and it will wrap around. it's not just one wave but it will wrap around. when that would happen it would be 3:00 a.m. our t
hit japan in more than 100 years. there have been dozens of after shocks one with a magnitude of 7.1. >> it's really hard to say what will happen along our coast once the water moves in this direction. we want to check in with steve paulson for what is expected what the possibilities are, steve. >> we have a tsunami warning out that goes from santa barbara to cent city. it looks like that would the closest where the highest waves would be. for us here projected time is 8:08:00 a.m....
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uc berkeley has 17 students studying in japan. they are not required to come home at this point. 35 students from stanford who are given the option to return are on their way back. >>> steady rain is falling in a wet week in the bay area. tara moriarty is on storm watch for us this morning. tara, where are you and what is it like? >> reporter: we're here in san francisco where it's been drizzling pretty steady since we arrived. forecasters say a lot of that heavier rain should be coming in around 6:00 this morning. one of the things you will notice on a day like today is that there is a lot of car spinouts. this is due to people driving too fast because of the rain. the chp is reminding you to drive the speed limit or lower. the weather created quite a few problems for folks in sonoma county. this was the scene late in the afternoon just north of the russian river. a landslide dumped mud and debris under the roadway and blocked both lanes for several hours. it's the only way for people who live in the mountains to get to gernville
uc berkeley has 17 students studying in japan. they are not required to come home at this point. 35 students from stanford who are given the option to return are on their way back. >>> steady rain is falling in a wet week in the bay area. tara moriarty is on storm watch for us this morning. tara, where are you and what is it like? >> reporter: we're here in san francisco where it's been drizzling pretty steady since we arrived. forecasters say a lot of that heavier rain should be...
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we have families back in japan. i'm honored i am able to help out. >> usf blue ridge is based in japan which is south of tokyo. they were in singapore for a port visit but immediately prepared to return following the disaster. we are hearing firsthand accounts of people that were in japan when it happened. they describe a frightening experience. one woman a san francisco native currently lives in tokyo with her husband and two young sons. she says the quake was noticeably more violent than the 1989 quake. >> we were walking home from kindergarten and it was crazy the ground shook so hard. we had to sit down. we couldn't even stand. >> other bay area residents are boarding flights to japan to look for family members they have not heard of since the quake hit. central bankers are injecting nearly $184 billion into money markets. the record level is more than twice than what they haddie nounsed earlier. preliminary efforts put repair cost in the tens of billions of dollars. japan's nikkei dropped 6% in the first day of
we have families back in japan. i'm honored i am able to help out. >> usf blue ridge is based in japan which is south of tokyo. they were in singapore for a port visit but immediately prepared to return following the disaster. we are hearing firsthand accounts of people that were in japan when it happened. they describe a frightening experience. one woman a san francisco native currently lives in tokyo with her husband and two young sons. she says the quake was noticeably more violent...
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it's called dispatches from japan. and it's all under the japan quake tab on ktvu.com. >>> well, there are concerns that radiation could reach the west coast of the united states. a monitoring station sits on top of the bay area air quality management building in san francisco. now that device collects air samples and can detect changes in radiation levels across the country. >> it's capable of reading radiation levels on a realtime basis and then there are filter media inside the instrument that we send to the laboratory twice a week. >> northern california has two other radiation detection instruments in san jose and sacramento. now air quality officials do say that they believe any radio active material from japan will diminish by the time it reaches the united states. now the two nuclear power plants here in california are able to with stand the large earthquakes. the plant in northern san diego county and diablo canyon. pg&e says diablo canyon can handle a 7.5 quake. the operators of the other say it can with stan
it's called dispatches from japan. and it's all under the japan quake tab on ktvu.com. >>> well, there are concerns that radiation could reach the west coast of the united states. a monitoring station sits on top of the bay area air quality management building in san francisco. now that device collects air samples and can detect changes in radiation levels across the country. >> it's capable of reading radiation levels on a realtime basis and then there are filter media inside...
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. >>> and important new developments from japan overnight prompting new concerns about the safety of the water. it's all ahead here on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning. it's wednesday march 23rd. i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. it sounds like it's going to be a pretty intense weather day. meteorologist steve paulson keeping an eye on things. very windy this morning, steven. >> that is correct, pamela. not only that also rain moving in. some of these are bursts of moderate to heavy rain. you can see the system beginning to spin in. it took its sweet time getting here. we'll have more on rain and storm tracker 2. i haven't seen anything too heavy. bent low ma picked up three quarters of an inch but anything as far as rainfall in that area could be tough. we'll fine tune the forecast and look ahead to the next couple days. here's sal. >>> driving is going to be tough with the wind and rain almost all over the place. this is highway 4 as you drive up to concord. traffic is going to be busy and it's very wet. also the morning commute looks okay on 880. be careful as you hea
. >>> and important new developments from japan overnight prompting new concerns about the safety of the water. it's all ahead here on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning. it's wednesday march 23rd. i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. it sounds like it's going to be a pretty intense weather day. meteorologist steve paulson keeping an eye on things. very windy this morning, steven. >> that is correct, pamela. not only that also rain moving in. some of these are...